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Bid for child marriage foiled, four jailed in Benapole

A mobile court foiled a bid for child marriage in a drive on College Road in Benapole area of Jessore yesterday.
22 April 2016

UN Assistant Secretary-General Haoliang Xu due today

United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Haoliang Xu is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka today on a four-day visit, says a UNDP press
22 April 2016

BCL Jhalakathi president arrested

Shafiqul Islam Shaifque, president of Jhalakathi district unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), was arrested on
22 April 2016

Contribute to science, tech

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday called upon entrepreneurs to play a role in developing the country's science and
22 April 2016

Missing farmer found dead in river

Police yesterday recovered the body of a missing farmer from Moharoshi River in Fakrabad area of Jhinaigati upazila in
22 April 2016

Kohinoor chemical executive held

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)-2 yesterday arrested an employee of Kohinoor Chemical Company Ltd at Manipuri Para in the capital for
22 April 2016

Indian minister caught on cam touching woman inappropriately

Madhya Pradesh of India Home Minister Babulal Gaur has struck again. This time the minister was caught on camera inappropriately touching a woman during an event in Bhopal, reports India Today.
22 April 2016

‘Raped’ girl rescued at Rampura, 3 held

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) rescue a 12-year-old girl who was allegedly raped and detained three persons from the capital's Rampura area.
22 April 2016

Shafik on fresh 5-day remand

A Dhaka court places journalist Shafik Rehman on fresh 5-day remand in a case filed over an alleged plot to kidnap and kill prime minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.
22 April 2016

Three Nordic embassies join hands with Bengal Art Lounge

Three Nordic embassies in Dhaka -- Denmark, Norway and Sweden -- have joined hands with the Bengal Art Lounge to host a
21 April 2016

Inqilab journo sent to jail over 'false' report against AIG

A Dhaka court yesterday sent a special correspondent of the Dainik Inqilab to jail in a case filed for publishing a “false report”
21 April 2016

18 'robbers', 2 'gun runners' held

Police yesterday busted a gang of robbers with the arrest of its 18 members while they were plotting a robbery in Jatrabari area
21 April 2016

Closing arguments begin May 10

The case against three alleged Habiganj Razakars is set to enter the final stage as International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday
21 April 2016

Four to walk gallows for killing Gazipur schoolboy

A Gazipur court yesterday sentenced four people including two siblings to death for killing a schoolboy at Pubail in the city in
21 April 2016

Road crashes kill two, injure three

A five-year-old boy was killed as a truck ran him over on Bhomra-Alipur road in Dhalipara of Satkhira Sadar yesterday.
21 April 2016

Academic activities of honours courses at Cuet to resume May 3

The academic activities of the Honours courses at the Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet) will resume on May 3.
21 April 2016

State-of-the-art nat'l data centre closer to reality

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has recently given the nod to taking on a $154 million concessional loan from a Chinese state
21 April 2016

Leaders pledge specific actions on carbon pricing

A panel of World Bank Group, including six heads of states and governments, yesterday agreed on an ambitious global target
21 April 2016

Death anniversary

Today is the 13th death anniversary of Satya Ranjan Dasgupta, an anti-British movement activist and social worker.
21 April 2016

Shift case to speedy trial tribunal

Cultural personalities yesterday demanded justice for the murder of Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu and
21 April 2016